diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index b557dc4d86713..4e9b59fe6b181 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL" />
+    <!-- Permission needed to rename bugreport notifications (so they're not shown as Shell) -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SUBSTITUTE_NOTIFICATION_APP_NAME" />
 
     <application android:label="@string/app_label"
                  android:defaultToDeviceProtectedStorage="true"
diff --git a/packages/Shell/src/com/android/shell/BugreportProgressService.java b/packages/Shell/src/com/android/shell/BugreportProgressService.java
index 346ae201cdb69..ec3999808c8c0 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/src/com/android/shell/BugreportProgressService.java
+++ b/packages/Shell/src/com/android/shell/BugreportProgressService.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.HandlerThread;
 import android.os.IBinder;
@@ -204,6 +205,8 @@ public class BugreportProgressService extends Service {
      */
     private boolean mTakingScreenshot;
 
+    private static final Bundle sNotificationBundle = new Bundle();
+
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
         mContext = getApplicationContext();
@@ -979,7 +982,13 @@ public class BugreportProgressService extends Service {
     }
 
     private static Notification.Builder newBaseNotification(Context context) {
+        if (sNotificationBundle.isEmpty()) {
+            // Rename notifcations from "Shell" to "Android System"
+            sNotificationBundle.putString(Notification.EXTRA_SUBSTITUTE_APP_NAME,
+                    context.getString(com.android.internal.R.string.android_system_label));
+        }
         return new Notification.Builder(context)
+                .addExtras(sNotificationBundle)
                 .setCategory(Notification.CATEGORY_SYSTEM)
                 .setSmallIcon(com.android.internal.R.drawable.stat_sys_adb)
                 .setLocalOnly(true)